Snap fastener



April 12, 1932. M. 1 Ross 1,853,577

SNAP' FASTENER Filed Oct. 15, 1928 Patented Apr. 12, 1932 y n y ,y

STATES PATENT ori-ICE f MARIE L. Ross, or oonrnilindignh; CALIFORNIA l Y l* l SNAP FASTENER Application led October 15; 1928. Serial No; 312,499.

This invention relates to a detachable snap f Figure 7 is a plan view ofthe fastener fastenerfor clothing, and it is intended to showing' the application of the eye fastenerv provide ready means for connecting the orthereto, 1 .p f dinar7 snap fastener, or hook and eye' to the Figure 8 is a plan view of the hook fastener,

clothing` of the wearer, dispensing with the Figure 9 is a view on a scale such as is com- 55 necessity of sewing the snap fastener or hook monly used for ladiesclothing of the vfastener and eye to the clothing ofthe wearer. as applied to the piece of goods, and

lt will be understood by those skilled in Figure is a plan view of the fastener as the art that this fastenerk can be made in applied to ladies clothingv in a small size 10 varied sizes for heavy work, or for the lightwith the hook connected to the eye member. 1,60 est garments as may be desired, and that The fastener comprises a flat sheet of brass the form of snap fastener, or hook and eye or other suitable stii material indicated at 1, used may include any ofthe well known which has'a slot 2 cut therein to receive a forms of such fasteners now in use. sharpened Prong 3 011 a laterally 4eXfelllflg l5 This snap fastener is intended to be fas- POlllOIl 0f the Hletlltened to the underside of the shoulder seams s s The -WO pQtiOnsOf metal l and 4 are cut 0f L dress to hold in place' the Straps 0f the *away as indicated at 5 Vto allow the insertion under-garment, or to connect any two garv of a cloth between the two pieces of metal to ments together a Snap 0r hook and eye` 'the dollled 1111A 21S lndlCLted at 6 When the Z0 fastener which is used without the necessity Palt 4 1S fQlCled over on top of the part 1, the $70 of sewing the fastener in place. The fastener POlHt 3 belpg PELSSBCl llrqugh lthe Slot Q-When may be permanently Secured, 01 it may be the two pieces of material are squeezed todetachably secured, as may bedesired. f gi/ther.. l y. f n

Other objects of the invention will be apy Al? @he Other end 0f the piece 1,y a female r parent as the description proceeds snap fastener 7 yis formed. The other mem-r An embodiment of the invention is shown ber Consists of the main yplate 8 which is proin the accompanying drawings in which the vided with the slot- 9 and male snap fastener' same reference numeral is applied to the same 10, ywhile on the side there is the ear 11 carryportion throughout the several figures of the ing the sharpened prong `12- Themember 11 drawings and of which there may be modiand member 8 are both cutaway as indicated tications. at 13 topermit the cloth 'edge to pass between Flglll@ l l5 a Plan flew 0f the female blank them back `to the dotted line 14 when the as lt appeals When Stamped out and ready member 11 is bent over on top of themember Q, for llse 8. l These two members are in both instances o Flgu 2 1S a plan new Ot the mille blank connected together by means of the small bit "u me Seide of both of these Vlews 198mg about 0f metal asindicated at l5, which metal has four times the size of the small size garment sufcientstrength to' hold the Snap fstenel. fnstnerl to the :Woods while at the same time permit- Figure Bis aplan view of the female blank t o .tt il. 2 ,1. dem t WH t a 40 with Aa slightly'modiiied form of means for n2, 1 (lagpller, th mjah? l fouqefovfnw 59 connecting the snap fast-ener to the garment, am can :e e a@ le d' @le om a W1 v Bmg simply separated.

Figure 4 is a plan view of themale snap y f fastener. and the plate for fastening the l Flgus landt-l there al? Shown modl' Same t0 'the Garment, v fied formsA of the fastener, Figure 3 show- Figure 5 a side elevation of the snap fa'slng all elongated SlllP 0f mtal 17 WllCh has 25 tener shown in Figure 3,

f the female snap fastener18 formed thereon Figure 6 is a side elevation of the snap al 011 3nd, and lt-lS Slllllo PTOVlflS tl1l01g11e` fastener shown in Figure 4 showing one man- 19. The tongue is pointed the end7` and ner of connecting' they garment and securing can be .pushed through the thickness of cloth tongue to the body of the fastener. towhich the fastener is to be secured. 20 Il indicates the elongated metal member having the male snap fastener 21.

In this same iigure there isa tongue 22 which is punched out of the metal 20, and it is kprovided With a. point bent over end 23. f it is desired to hold the garment more securely to the cloth, the pointed end of the tongue 23 may be bent baclrivardly as shown at 24.

In the form of ther invention show-n in Figure 7, the longer plat-e is vindicated at 26, and it has a depressed loop 27 formed therein at one end, While at the other end it has the slot 28 to receive the Din 29,.'carried bythe member 30, said member 'being' connected to Jthe "first nelnber by 'means ofthe pieceof metal at '31 'which permits it to 'be bent over on top of the metal strip 26 as in the previous form y Yo'ifftl'e invention shown in Figures l and 2,

`Figure B shoi'i's a long-er piece or" metal Vvh'ich 'is' i'ndicated at 23', and it has a hook formed therein `which iooperates with vhe 'loop at 27'.' This' fastener 'has a slot at 34 to receive the pointed pin carried bythe 26 side member .36, the construction being substantially the 'same 'as Figures l and 2 yexcept that a hook and an -eye is proaf'ided for ccnf 'necting the two separate members together.

Figure 9 'shows plan View 'on substantial- 30 ly the actual scale of a small size deta'ch'able fastener such as is shown in Figures Vl and 2.

Figure IO illustrates onefof the small size snap fasteners attachedY to 'the 'tivo garments,

H the construction being that of F igures 5 Vand Having' thus describedrmy'invention, what I` 'desire lto secure by Letters Patent Yof vthe l United States is as follows, but modifications may be madev in carrying out the invention `40 sho'vn in the dravinsis, and in the above narticul'arly described form thereof, Within thepurviewv of 'the annexed claims. claim:

i. A separable fastener 'for' clothing, vcom'- 15 pri-singf a pair of plates with slots in the ends thereof and having rsnap fasteners thereon ,adaptedto interlock with each 'other-g an integral side plate on each of said platesa'dapti ed to be bentfover said plate; prongs on said side plates adapted to pass throng said slots and be bent'over. f Y l- 2. A separable fastener for clothing",V com- Y prising a pair of plates having snapfasteners thereon.. an integral side plate on each of said Aplates adapted to bebent over said plate, and

:aprong on 'each of said side platesadapted toengage the main plates toloclz the bent over side plates in positionagainst the main 'platesp "Y 60 In testimony whereof I have hereunto set hand this 10th day of October, A. VD. l 8.V MARIE L. ROSS.'V 

